Mango Meaning
/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
nounThe fruit of the mango tree.
Sentence Examples
I have never eaten a mango before.
Would you like mango, apples and papaya?
The mango is the national fruit of several countries.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She carefully peeled the ripe yellow ____ and sliced it into a fresh fruit salad.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I enjoyed a sweet and very juicy ____ for dessert, which was a perfect end to a very delicious meal.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese mangabor. English mango Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) / Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), possibly via Malay mangga, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *mām-kāy (“unripe mango”), a compound of *mām (“mango tree”) + *kāy (“unripe fruit”). First used for the fruit as early as the 1580s and the tree by the 1670s. The etymology of the -o ending is not certain.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"On the hot days, he would lie in the shade of a mango and let little Eugenia clamber over his belly and tug at his beard."
— 1980, Bruce Chatwin, The Viceroy of Ouidah, page 146:
"In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers."
— 2004, Elizabeth E. Lea, William Woys Weaver, A Quaker Woman's Cookbook: The Domestic Cookery of Elizabeth Ellicott Lea, page 335:
"Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold."
— 1879, Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture, Agriculture of Pennsylvania, page 222:
"Best mango peppers"
— 1896, Ohio State Board of Agriculture, Annual Report, page 154:
"Cut tops from mangoes; remove seeds."
— 1943 August 9, Mary Adgate, “Stuffed Mangoes”, in The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She carefully peeled the ripe yellow ____ and sliced it into a fresh fruit salad.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I enjoyed a sweet and very juicy ____ for dessert, which was a perfect end to a very delicious meal.